Talisman-class destroyer

Class overview

Name:	Talisman class
Builders:	Hawthorn Leslie and Company
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Thornycroft M class
Succeeded by:	Medea class
In service:	1916-1921
Completed:	4
Lost:	1
Retired:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	1,098 long tons (1,116 t)
Length:	309 ft (94 m) o/a
Beam:	28 ft 7 in (8.71 m)
Draught:	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Installed power:	25,000 shp (19,000 kW) 3 × Yarrow boilers
Propulsion:	3 Shafts; 3 steam turbines
Speed:	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement:	102
Armament:	5 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns 2 × twin 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The Talisman class were a quartet of destroyers ordered for the Ottoman Navy before the First World War, but were taken over in November 1914 and completed for the Royal Navy.

Description

The Talismans were designed by Armstrong Whitworth for the Ottoman Navy, but were sub-contracted to Hawthorn Leslie and Company for building.^[1] They displaced 1,098 long tons (1,116 t). The ships had an overall length of 309 feet (94.2 m), a beam of 28 feet 7 inches (8.7 m) and a draught of 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m). They were powered by three Parsons direct-drive steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The turbines developed a total of 25,000 shaft horsepower (19,000 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph). The ships carried a maximum of 237 long tons (241 t) of fuel oil. The ships' complement was 102 officers and ratings.^[2] The hull form was considered particularly successful and was adopted for the V and W class of 1917, arguably the peak of destroyer development at the time.

The Talisman-class ships were heavily armed for their time, shipping five single QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns. Two of the guns were side-by-side on the forecastle. The other guns were carried on the centreline; one between the first and second funnels, one after the searchlight platform and one on a bandstand on the quarterdeck. All the guns had half-shields.^[2] The ships were designed to accommodate three above water twin mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedoes, but only two mounts were fitted in British service.^[3]

Ships

Originally to have been renamed Napier, Narborough, Offa and Ogre respectively, they were re-allocated "T" names in February 1915.

Name	Ship Builder	Laid down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Talisman	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	7 December 1914	15 July 1915	1 January 1916	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
Termagant	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	17 December 1914	26 August 1915	18 March 1916	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
Trident	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	1 July 1915	20 November 1915	24 March 1916	Sold for breaking up 9 May 1921.
Turbulent	Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne	1915	5 January 1916	May 1916	Sunk by the German battleship Westfalen during Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916.

Notes

↑ Friedman, p. 143
1 2 Gardiner & Gray, p. 78
↑ Friedman, p. 142

Bibliography

Dittmar, F.J. & Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allen. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.

Talisman-class destroyer

Talisman Termagant Trident Turbulent

Preceded by: Thornycroft M class Followed by: Medea class List of destroyers of the Royal Navy

British naval ship classes of the First World War

Aircraft/Seaplane carriers	Empress^S^V Riviera^S^V Engadine^S^V Ark Royal^S Ben-my-Chree^S^V Campania^S^V Raven II^S^V Anne^S^V Vindex^S^V Manxman^S^V Furious^M Pegasus^S^V Nairana^S^V Argus^S^V Vindictive^S^V

Dreadnought battleships	Dreadnought^S Bellerophon St Vincent Neptune^S Colossus Orion King George V Erin^S Agincourt^S Iron Duke Canada^S Queen Elizabeth Revenge

Pre-dreadnought battleships	Royal Sovereign Majestic Canopus Formidable Duncan King Edward VII Swiftsure Lord Nelson

Battlecruisers	Invincible Indefatigable Lion Queen Mary^S Tiger^S Renown Courageous Admiral^S^C Incomparable^X

Armoured cruisers	Cressy Drake Monmouth Devonshire Duke of Edinburgh Warrior Minotaur

Heavy cruisers	Hawkins

Light cruisers	Town^G Arethusa C^{G, C} Danae^C Emerald^A

Protected cruisers	Apollo Astraea Eclipse Blake Pearl Edgar Powerful Diadem Arrogant Pelorus Highflyer Challenger Topaze

Scout cruisers	Adventure Forward Pathfinder Sentinel Boadicea Blonde Active

Destroyer flotilla leaders	Swift^S Faulknor Marksman Parker Admiralty (or Scott)^C Thornycroft (or Shakespeare)^C

Destroyers	A^G B^G C^G D^G E^G F Cricket^G G H I K L Admiralty M Hawthorn M Thornycroft M Yarrow M Yarrow Later M Arno^S R^G S^{G, C} Talisman V and W^{G, C}

Monitors	Marshal Ney Abercrombie Lord Clive Humber Gorgon M15 M29 Erebus

Minesweepers	Flower Racecourse Hunt 24^C

Gunboats	Fly Insect

Submarines	A B C D E F G H^C J K L^C M^C R^C Swordfish^S V

A All completed after the war C One or more completed after the war G Grouping of several classes M converted from Courageous class S Single ship of class V Conversions X Cancelled

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